Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (microcrystalline silicate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper transition)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2)
Polished magnetite-rich rock, likely magnetite-bearing schist or ironstone
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄) in a foliated silicate matrix; exact identification requires testing
Chert (Flint) / Silicified Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper (likely brown/yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, typically with iron-oxide and clay impurities
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Water-worn Siliceous Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Varied silicate, carbonate, and oxide minerals; individual identification is not possible from this group photograph
Jasper and Ironstone (likely Jasperized Ironstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Chert (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (var. Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly ironstone or altered basalt
Indeterminate; likely ferruginous basalt/ironstone containing hematite-goethite and silicate minerals
Rounded porphyritic volcanic rock, likely andesite or rhyolite
Fine-grained silicate rock; likely plagioclase- and quartz/feldspar-bearing andesite–rhyolite
Tumbled brown chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate / Banded Chalcedony
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)